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Leola Hughes 1886 - 1979

Leola Hughes of Marion, Linn County, Iowa was born on May 20, 1886, and died at age 93 years old in June 1979.
Leola Hughes
Marion, Linn County, Iowa 52302
May 20, 1886
June 1979
Female
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Leola Hughes' History: 1886 - 1979

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    1886

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    May 20, 1886
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  • 06/dd
    1979

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    June 1979
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    Leola Hughes lived 21 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 93.
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In 1886, in the year that Leola Hughes was born, on May 4th, a general strike began in Chicago. Workers were striking for an 8 hour workday and in protest of the killing - by police - of several workers the day before. When an unknown person threw a dynamite bomb, the strike became violent. Seven policemen were killed as well as 4 civilians. It became known as the Haymarket Riot and eventually resulted in an 8 hourwork day as well as commemorations on May 1st for worker's rights.
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In 1919, at the age of 33 years old, Leola was alive when in the summer and early autumn, race riots erupted in 26 U.S. cities, resulting in hundreds of deaths and even more people being badly hurt. In most cases, African-Americans were the victims. It was called the "Red Summer". Men who were returning from World War I needed jobs and there was competition for those jobs among the races. Tension was heightened by the use by many companies of blacks as strikebreakers.
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